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SHARE-BASED COMPENSATION - Stock-Based Compensation Expense (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions | 3 Months Ended
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Mar. 31, 2023 | Mar. 31, 2022
Employee Service Share-based Compensation, Allocation of Recognized Period Costs [Line Items] |  |
Share-based compensation expense before income taxes | $ 140.6 | $ 121.4
Income tax benefit | 28.0 | 27.2
Share-based compensation expense after income taxes | 112.6 | 94.2
Cost of sales – products | Cost of sales – products (before capitalization) |  |
Employee Service Share-based Compensation, Allocation of Recognized Period Costs [Line Items] |  |
Share-based compensation expense before income taxes | 23.0 | 18.7
Cost of sales – products | Amounts capitalized into inventory |  |
Employee Service Share-based Compensation, Allocation of Recognized Period Costs [Line Items] |  |
Share-based compensation expense before income taxes | (18.8) | 0.0
Cost of sales – products | Amounts recognized in income for amounts previously capitalized in inventory |  |
Employee Service Share-based Compensation, Allocation of Recognized Period Costs [Line Items] |  |
Share-based compensation expense before income taxes | 12.6 | 0.0
Total cost of sales |  |
Employee Service Share-based Compensation, Allocation of Recognized Period Costs [Line Items] |  |
Share-based compensation expense before income taxes | 23.8 | 24.3
Total cost of sales | Cost of sales – products |  |
Employee Service Share-based Compensation, Allocation of Recognized Period Costs [Line Items] |  |
Share-based compensation expense before income taxes | 16.8 | 18.7
Total cost of sales | Cost of sales – services |  |
Employee Service Share-based Compensation, Allocation of Recognized Period Costs [Line Items] |  |
Share-based compensation expense before income taxes | 7.0 | 5.6
Selling, general, and administrative |  |
Employee Service Share-based Compensation, Allocation of Recognized Period Costs [Line Items] |  |
Share-based compensation expense before income taxes | 66.7 | 60.3
Research and development |  |
Employee Service Share-based Compensation, Allocation of Recognized Period Costs [Line Items] |  |
Share-based compensation expense before income taxes | $ 50.1 | $ 36.8

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